FOr 100 to 200 users gut reaction is that's absolutely fine. The Mailbox Sizing Spreadsheet will help but you're not likely be taxing any half-decent RAID.
I'd probably increase the RAM because it's a cheap win. Backup? I'm not sure if you're asking just for Exchange or in general. You can back Exchange up using Windows Backup and then dump the backup file to tape/disk with your regular backup software. ________________________________ From: Eric [seag...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 February 2012 4:41 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Exchange 2010 Hardware & Backups We are looking at deploying Exchange 2010. I am trying to spec out the hardware and backup/disaster recovery plan. We have less than 100 users but may increase that slowly to 200. I've looked at the hardware recommendations from Microsoft but thought I'd be peoples "real world" feedback. Most likely we'll be deploying a single server installation, but we'd like to utilize virtualization if possible. What are peoples experiences with Hyper-V and or VMware ESXi? What sort of backup solutions are people using? I looked at a product like Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition for example. My initial thoughts for hardware include: Dual Xeon Procs RAID 1 - OS RAID 6 w/ Hot Spare - Exchange 16 GB RAM Windows 2008 R2 Standard Hyper-V -> Windows 2008 R2 Standard w/Exchange 2010 Thoughts? Its been a while since i spec'd out a server for Exchange, and my last Exchange box was 2007 at a previous org. Thanks!! Eric --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist -- MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe exchangelist
